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Letters to the Editor

Marietta Area Recycling at a crossroads

MARC (Marietta Area Recycling Center) has served Marietta, Washington County and surrounding areas for nearly 50 years. A small, dedicated group of volunteers operate the center open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through rain, snow, and sunshine processing 200+ tons of ...

Thank you to the community

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta thanks the community for supporting the 69th Annual Pancake Days, held February 7 & 8, 2025, at the Elizabeth Sugden Broughton Community Building. Pancake Days is the club’s largest fundraiser and all the proceeds go back into our community. We are pleased we ...

Thank you to the community

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta thanks the community for supporting the 69th Annual Pancake Days, held February 7 & 8, 2025, at the Elizabeth Sugden Broughton Community Building. Pancake Days is the club’s largest fundraiser and all the proceeds go back into our community. We are pleased we ...

Conversation with a Ground Hog

When I was running on River Road (Devola) on February 2, I saw a ground hog. I approached him cautiously and in a friendly manner asked him what his name is. “Buckeye Chuck,” he replied. I queried again, “Are you related to Punxsutawney Phil?” “Just a distant relative,” he said ...

Concern about Fort Frye school district decision-making

I have been following a concerning situation in the Fort Frye School District in which four exceptional and experienced teachers are being non-renewed to hire new and inexperienced teachers, apparently not due to performance issues but for other considerations that have not been communicated to ...

Hoping for Climate Corner

I was looking forward to reading this week’s article from the Climate Corner series in the weekend edition of the Marietta Times. I noticed that it did not appear in the January 25 edition of the Times. I hope that you continue to feature them in the coming weeks. Sincerely, Jim ...